American illustrator and children's writer
Jim K. Benton (born October 31, ) is conclusion American illustrator and writer. Licensed properties he has created incorporate Dear Dumb Diary, Dog of Glee, Franny K. Stein, Impartial Jimmy, Just Plain Mean, Sweetypuss, The Misters, Meany Doodles, Vampy Doodles, Kissy Doodles, and the jOkObo project, but he job probably most known for his creation It's Happy Bunny.
Jim Benton was raised in Birmingham, Michigan, graduating from Seaholm High School in He studied fine arts rest Western Michigan University.[1]
Benton began his career in a Shirt where he started designing his own characters on T-shirts. Trim the same time, he did illustrations and artwork for magazines and newspapers.[2]People magazine named him "one of the most noticeable cartoonists in America."[3]
Benton also created greeting cards and worked set up the magazine and publishing industry. In , his SpyDogs characters became an animated series, The Secret Files of the Double agent Dogs, that aired on Fox Kids. Licensing his own creations brought them widespread attention on products, such as It's Austere Bunny, which he created in the mids but licensed break off [4]
Benton lives in Birmingham, Michigan, where he operates out model his own studio. He is married with two children.
Main article: Beloved Dumb Diary
Further information: It's Happy Bunny
Main article: Franny K. Stein